Bird Song & Calls Recorded In Massachusetts & Other Locations As Noted
Sorted by the ABA 2017 Checklist
Recorded with either a Sound Devices MixPre 6 & an Audio-technica BP4025 mic on the deck at home in Essex or a Sony PCM D-100 recorder and a Wildtronics Parabolic
Wild Turkey
Wild Turkey, Parker River NWR, 05-28-18
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo & a Veery, Crooked Pond, 05-21-18
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Bray St, Gloucester, 06-04-17
Black-billed Cuckoo
Common Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk, Donovan Reservation, 05-29-18
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Eastern Whip-poor-will – Cranes Beach – 05-29-18
Chimney Swift
Chimney Swift, Essex, 05-26-18
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Essex, 05-25-18
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Essex, 06-29-18
Limpkin
Limpkin & Red-shouldered Hawk, Corkscrew Swamp WS, 12-21-17
Limpkin, Corkscrew Swamp WS, 12-21-17
Limpkin, Corkscrew Swamp WS, 12-21-17
Limpkin, Corkscrew Swamp WS, 12-21-17
Limpkin, Corkscrew Swamp WS, 12-21-17
Piping Plover
Piping Plover, Parker River NWR, 06-25-18
Killdeer
Killdeer, Essex, MA 2:45am, 10-08-17
Stilt Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper, Parker River NWR, 07-16-18
Least Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper, Parker River NWR, 07-23-18
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Parker River NWR, 07-23-18
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Parker River NWR, 07-23-18
Greater Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs, Parker River NWR, 07-23-18
Greater Yellowlegs, Parker River NWR, 07-23-18
American Woodcock
American Woodcock, Essex, 03-11-18
American Woodcock, Essex, 03-11-18
American Woodcock, Essex, 03-11-18
American Woodcock, Donovan Reservation, 05-05-18
American Woodcock, Essex, 03-22-18
Wilson’s Snipe
Wilson’s Snipe, Grand Teton NP, 05-21-16
Willet
Willet, Parker River NWR, 06-25-18
Willet, Parker River NWR, 06-25-18
Willet, Parker River NWR, 06-25-18
Least Tern
Least Tern, Parker River NWR, 06-25-18
Anhinga
Anhinga, Corkscrew Swamp WS, 12-21-17
Least Bittern
Least Bittern, Parker River NWR, 07-23-18
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron & Wood Duck, Crooked Pond, 06-18-18
Great Blue Heron, Crooked Pond, 06-17-18
Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture chicks at the nest, Crooked Pond, 06-24-18
Turkey Vulture chicks at the nest, Crooked Pond, 06-24-18
Turkey Vultyre chicks at the nest, Crooked Pond, 07-04-18
Cooper’s Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk & Winter Wren, Essex, MA 6:35am, 10-14-17
Cooper’s Hawk, Essex, MA 6:15am, 09-04-17
Cooper’s Hawk & American Crow, Essex, 03-18-18
Cooper’s Hawk, American Crows, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Essex, 08-12-17
Northern Goshawk
Northern Goshawk, Crane Pond WMA, 06-20-11
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk, Corkscrew Swamp WS, 12-20-17
Red-shouldered Hawk, Corkscrew Swamp WS with Belted Kiingfisher & Pileated Woodpecker, 12-20-17
Red-shouldered Hawk, Corkscrew Swamp WS, 12-21-17
Limpkin & Red-shouldered Hawk, Corkscrew Swamp WS, 12-21-17
Broad-winged Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk, Crooked Pond, 05-21-18
Broad-winged Hawk, Essex, 04-27-18
Eastern Screech-Owl
Eastern Screech Owl, Essex, MA 4:45am, 09-24-17
Eastern Screech Owl & Barred Owl, Essex, MA 4am, 10-03-17
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl Chebacco road, Hamilton, 04-13-16
Barred Owl
Barred Owl & Great Horned Owl, Essex, MA 3am, 10-03-17
Barred Owl duet, Essex, MA 2:45am, 10-03-17
Barred Owl, Essex, MA 4am, 10-03-17
Barred Owl, Essex, MA 4am, 10-13-17
Barred Owl & Owlets, Daniel Boone Park, 06-26-16
Barred Owlets, Daniel Boone Park, 06-19-16
Barred Owlets, Crooked Pond, 07-04-18
Barred Owlets, Crooked Pond, 07-04-18
Belted Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher, Corkscrew Swamp WS, 12-20-17
Belted Kingfisher, Corkscrew Swamp WS, 12-20-17
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker, Appleton Farms, Ipswich, 05-10-17
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Corkscrew Swamp WS with a Anhinga chmiming in, 12-20-17
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Corkscrew Swamp WS with a Anhinga chmiming in, 12-20-17
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Corkscrew Swamp WS, 12-21-17
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Corkscrew Swamp WS, 12-21-17
Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker, Donovan Reservation, 05-21-18
Hairy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker, Crooked Pond, 05-21-18
Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker, Crooked Pond, 07-29-18
Pileated Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker, Corkscrew Swamp WS, 12-20-17
Pileated Woodpecker, Corkscrew Swamp WS, 12-21-17
American Kestrel
American Kestrel, Gloucester, 05-01-16
American Kestrel and a Northern Mockingbird, Strawberry Hill, 07-01-18
American Kestrel and a Northern Mockingbird, Strawberry Hill, 07-01-18
American Kestrel with chicks calling and a Northern Mockingbird, Strawberry Hill, 07-01-18
American Kestrel chicks in the nest box (microphone mounted in a hole from the side of the box) a hard chip or check note I hadn’t heard a Kestrel give before. I’m assuming it’s meant as a threat of some sort to a nest mate. 07-01-18
American Kestrel chicks as the adult male makes a food delivery to the nest box (microphone mounted in a hole from the side of the box) 07-01-18
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Wood-Pewee, Donovan Reservation. 06/01/18
Eastern Wood-Pewee, Crooked Pond. 06/24/18
Eastern Wood-Pewee with a Great-crested Flycatcher calling, Crooked Pond, 07-04-18
Alder Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher, Parker River NWR, 06-25-18
Willow Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher, Parker River NWR, 05/28/18
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Great-crested Flycatcher, Crooked Pond, 06/18/18
Great-crested Flycatcher, Donovan Reservation, 05/23/18
Great-crested Flycatcher, Corkscrew Swamp WS, 12-20-17
Great-crested Flycatcher with a Eastern Wood-Pewee calling, Crooked Pond, 07-04-18
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird, Parker River NWR, 07-16-18
Yellow-throated Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo, Crooked Pond, 06/18/18
Yellow-throated Vireo, Crooked Pond, 06/24/18
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo, Crooked Pond, 06/18/18
Blue-headed Vireo, Crooked Pond, 05/21/18
Blue-headed Vireo, Crooked Pond, 04/30/18
Blue-headed Vireo, fledgling at nest, Crooked Pond, 07-10-17
Blue-headed Vireo, Crooked Pond, 07-02-18
Blue-headed Vireo, Crooked Pond, 07-04-18
Blue-headed Vireo, Crooked Pond, 07-04-18
Warbling Vireo
Warbling Vireo, 06-26-16
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo, Crooked Pond, 06-18-18
Red-eyed Vireo, Crooked Pond, 07-04-18
Red-eyed Vireo scolding call, Essex, 07-22-18 – it was scolding or pointing out a Broad-winged Hawk that was perched in the same Maple Tree
Blue Jay
Blue Jay, Essex, 07-16-18
American Crow
American Crow, Essex, 11-06-16
American Crow – Broad-winged Hawk, Essex, 07-16-17
Fish Crow
Fish Crow, Essex, 06-29-18
Purple Martin
Purple Martin, Parker River NWR, 06-25-18
Purple Martin, Parker River NWR, 07-02-18
Purple Martin, Parker River NWR, 07-16-18
Tree Swallow
Tree Swallow, Island Road, 07-01-18
Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow, Parker River NWR, 06-25-18
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee, Crooked Pond, 06-18-18
Black-capped Chickadee, Crooked Pond, 07-04-18
Tufted Titmouse
Tufted Titmouse, Essex, 04-17-16
Tufted Titmouse, Crooked Pond, 07-04-18
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch, Crooked Pond, 06/17/18
Red-breasted Nuthatch, Crooked Pond, 06/18/18
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch, Crooked Pond, 07-04-18
Brown Creeper
Brown Creeper, Crooked Pond, 06-18-18
Brown Creeper, Crooked Pond, 04-30-18
House Wren
House Wren, Crooked Pond, 06-17-18
Winter Wren
Winter Wren, Crooked Pond, 07-04-18
Marsh Wren
Marsh Wren, Parker River NWR, 07-02-18
Marsh Wren, Parker River NWR, 07-02-18
Carolina Wren
Carolina Wren & a pair of Limpkin, Corkscrew Swamp WS, 12-20-17
Carolina Wren, Corkscrew Swamp WS, 12-20-17
Carolina Wren, Corkscrew Swamp WS, 12-21-17
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Donovan Reservation, 06-02-18
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Veery, Crooked Pond, 05-21-18
Veery, Crooked Pond, 05-21-18
Hermit Thrush
Hermit Thrush, Crooked Pond, 06-18-18
Hermit Thrush, Crooked Pond, 06-17-18
Hermit Thrush, Crooked Pond, 07-04-18
Hermit Thrush, Crooked Pond, 07-04-18
Wood Thrush
Wood Thrush, Donovan Reservation, 05-05-18
Wood Thrush, Donovan Reservation, 05-29-18
Wood Thrush, Donovan Reservation, 06-02-18
Wood Thrush, Donovan Reservation, 07-16-18 – giving the alarm call near a nest
Wood Thrush,
Wood Thrush, Donovan Reservation, 07-16-18
American Robin
American Robin, Essex, 06-28-18
American Robin, Crooked Pond, 07-09-18
Gray Catbird
Gray Catbird, Parker River NWR, 06-25-18
Gray Catbird, Parker River NWR, 06-25-18
Brown Thrasher
Brown Thrasher, juvenile contact calls, 3 youngsters, Parker River NWR, 07-16-18
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Mockingbird, Parker River NWR, 06-25-18
Northern Mockingbird, Parker River NWR, 06-25-18
Northern Mockingbird, Strawberry Hill, 07-01-18
Northern Mockingbird, Strawberry Hill, 07-01-18
European Starling
European Starling, Parker River NWR, 07-16-18
Cedar Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing, Parker River NWR, 07-16-18
Evening Grosbeak
Evening Grosbeak, it briefly stopped by the feeders in Essex, calling several times, 10-27-16
House Finch
Purple Finch
Purple Finch, Parker River NWR, 07-16-18
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
American Goldfinch
Eastern Towhee
Eastern Towhee, Parker River NWR, 06-25-18
Eastern Towhee, Parker River NWR, 07-02-18
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow, Crooked Pond, 06-18-18
Chipping Sparrow, hatch year, Essex, 06-12-18
Chipping Sparrow, Donovan Reservation, 06-02-18
Field Sparrow
Field Sparrow, Blue-winged Warbler, Donovan Reservation, 05-03-18
Savannah Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow, Parker River NWR, 06-25-18
Savannah Sparrow, Parker River NWR, 06-25-18
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sparrow, Parker River NWR, 07-23-18
Seaside Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow, Parker River NWR, 06-25-18
Seaside Sparrow, Parker River NWR, 06-25-18
Song Sparrow
Song Sparrow, Parker River NWR, 06-25-18
White-throated Sparrow
Yellow-breasted Chat
Bobolink
Bobolink, Parker River NWR, 06-25-18
Eastern Meadowlark
Eastern Meadowlark – Cogswell Grant, Essex – 08-12-19
Western Meadowlark
Western Meadowlark, Torrey, Utah, 05-24-16
Orchard Oriole
Orchard Oriole, Donovan Reservation, 05-21-18
Baltimore Oriole
Baltimore Oriole, alarm call, Crooked Pond 06-18-18
Baltimore Oriole, Essex, hatch year begging calls, 06-29-18
Baltimore Oriole, Essex, 07-05-18
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird, Parker River NWR, 07-02-18
Red-winged Blackbird, Crooked Pond, 07-04-18
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird, Essex, 06/12/18
Rusty Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird, Hamilton, 04-23-16
Rusty Blackbird, Hamilton, 04-25-16
Rusty Blackbird, Hamilton, 04-22-16
Common Grackle
Ovenbird
Ovenbird, Crooked Pond, 06-24-18
Ovenbird, Crooked Pond, 06-18-18
Ovenbird, Donovan Reservation, 05-03-18
Louisiana Waterthrush
Loisiana Waterthrush, Crooked Pond, 04-16-17
Loisiana Waterthrush, Crooked Pond, 04-16-17
Northern Waterthrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler, Donovan Reservation, 05-03-18
Blue-winged Warbler, Donovan Reservation, 05-23-18
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroat, Donovan Reservation 06-02-18
Common Yellowthroat, Donovan Reservation 05-23-18
American Redstart
Yellow Warbler
Pine Warbler
Pine Warbler, Crooked Pond, 06-18-18
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Daniel Boone Park, 04-03-17
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler, Crooked Pond, 05-21-18
Black-throated Green Warbler, Crooked Pond, 05-21-18
Wilson’s Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler, Daniel Boone Park, 05-30-16
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager, Crooked Pond, 06-24-18
Scarlet Tanager, Crooked Pond, 06-24-18
Scarlet Tanager, Crooked Pond, 06-24-18
Scarlet Tanager, Crooked Pond, 07-04-18
Scarlet Tanager, Crooked Pond, 07-09-18, a female scolding quite close
Northern Cardinal
Northern Cardinal, Essex, 07-05-18
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Donovan Reservation, 05-21-18
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Donovan Reservation, 05-05-18
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Blue-winged Warbler, Donovan Reservation, 05-05-18
Indigo Bunting